Allan Modes of Learning

Whitehead's Metaphysics and the Stages of Education
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4384-4189-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 238 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

A highly accessible reading of Whitehead's writings on education and their connection to his metaphysics.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Allan, George

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Pragmatismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
1. The Rhythm of Learning

Brave New Worlds
Masterpieces
The Art of Life

2. Learning Helically

Closed Systems
The Enchanter’s Wand
Spiral Weaving

3. Learning to Be Free

Experience
Perception
Analysis
Freedom

4. Learning to Reason

Precisely Ulysses
Platonic Romance
Scheming Greeks
Solomon’s Dream

5. Learning to Create the Future

Two Ultimate Notions
Assemblage
Systemization
Further Assemblage
Rationalization
Philosophy and Poetry
The Task of Education

6. Learning to Be Good

Wanting to Be Good
Becoming Good
Being Good

7. Recollecting

Romance
Precision
Generalization
Metaphysics

Conclusion

Works Cited
Index

Über Autor(innen)

George Allan is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Dickinson College. He is the author of many books, including The Importances of the Past: A Meditation on the Authority of Tradition; The Realizations of the Future: An Inquiry into the Authority of Praxis; The Patterns of the Present: Interpreting the Authority of Form; and Higher Education in the Making: Pragmatism, Whitehead, and the Canon, all also published by SUNY Press.